"Providers who had diversified beyond compounded weight loss into adjacent wellness categories like hair loss and ED, or had already begun offering branded options, were simply better positioned to absorb the shock," Aslam said in an interview
In a clinical study involving patients with type 2 diabetes, an almond-based diet with a low-carbohydrate content, which had been previously shown to possess marked prebiotic properties [110, 111], resulted in augmentation of the number of SCFA-producing bacteria species, such as Roseburia , Ruminococcus and Eubacterium , which led to an increase in fasting blood GLP-1 levels and also promoted antidepressive effects after three months [112]
These are patient reported outcomes rather than lab values, so they are subjective and they build gradually, which is exactly why we ask patients to track them and report back at follow-up
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